Redefine your Fallout experience with this month’s Institute mods, including several armors and the ability to build your own synths.

In future months, we look forward to showcasing Fallout 4 Mods for other wasteland factions.

Our Featured Skyrim Mods cover a range of materials. There are two amazing armor mods, two follower mods and two exotic player homes, including an Akaviri ruin to clear out.

We have a short overview of every mod here, and links are provided to their full descriptions on Bethesda.net. If there’s a mod you’d like to see Featured in the future, let us know in the comments below, or on the Fallout 4 and Skyrim forums.

Fallout 4

LAER (Laser Assisted Electrical Rifle) by TheRizzler, Wanamingo and others
Fallout 4 mod for PC and Xbox One

This gorgeous and highly modular weapon is the perfect way to exterminate your opponents! Useful for characters regardless of their affiliation, this has many cool additions like LAER turrets and hidden magazines that unlock paint jobs.

Courser Crusher: Courser Overhaul And Concept Art Weapon Restored by Trainwiz
Fallout 4 mod for Xbox One

If you’re looking for a challenge, Courser Crusher greatly increases the difficulty of these synth encounters by providing coursers with a suite of new abilities and an awesome new weapon.

CROSS Strigidae by Niero
Fallout 4 mod for Xbox One

This customizable suit of armor is perfect for an Institute playthrough, or salvaged from the corpses of the coursers you’ve overcome.

CROSS Institute Expeditionary Suit by Niero
Fallout 4 mod for Xbox One

A second set of Institute armor from Niero looks just as amazing. The IEX is specifically designed for wasteland survival, and between the two you have a ton of options.

Better Synth Relay Grenades by StiffWood
Fallout 4 mod for Xbox One and PlayStation 4

The ability to summon in reinforcements in a pinch is extremely useful, and this mod greatly expands your options. It lets you quickly bring in everything from coursers to power armor equipped troops, and even synth gorillas!

Workshop Synth Production by Kentington
Fallout 4 mod for PC and Xbox One

This mods makes it possible to build your very own Institute synth fabricator. If that wasn’t cool enough, you also get the ability to copy the appearance of other NPCs to use when creating your synths. While your new synths aren’t in a position to replace existing NPCs and take over the Commonwealth, they are willing workers in your settlements.

Skyrim Special Edition

Kynreeve - A Summonable Dremora Follower by PyroEllie
Skyrim mod for Xbox One

Provided you don’t mind traveling with daedra, this mod provides an amazing new follower. He looks great, is extremely effective in combat, and of course is always there to carry your burdens.

Kynreeve Armor - A Daedric Set For Males by PyroEllie
Skyrim mod for Xbox One

The Kynreeve armor is also available separately, and can be crafted for your own use. Please note, this armor is only designed for male characters.

Valkyrie Armor by ZerofrostSatyr
Skyrim mod for PC and Xbox One

This armor’s fantastic take on Norse mythology is distinct from Skyrim, but still fits in well. And the enchanted sword and shield are truly spectacular. Please note, this armor is only designed for female characters.

Tel Mos by Haem-Projects
Skyrim mod for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4

Another great player home from the team behind the topsy turvy Staff of Shalidor, and the expansive Project AHO adventure. This house combines the mushroom architecture of the Telvanni with dwemer apparatuses.

Akaviri Blades Follower Pack by ImperialAgent1992
Skyrim mod for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4

Three new followers can now be found in Dragonsreach, including the including the ghostly Commander Mishaxhi, first encountered in TES IV Oblivion.

Akaviri Ruins Of Savirien-Chorak by PossessedLemon
Skyrim mod for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4

Delve into the mysteries of this Akavir ruin, with several nicely detailed sites and plenty of hostile skeletal guardians. Once cleared, the tomb complex at the end can even be used as a player home.